Hepatitis C, proteinuria, and renal insufficiency

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 924-929

  Wong, Waichi ^a   Denton, Mark ^a   Rennke, Helmut G ^b   Lin, Julie ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

antiphospholipid antibodies; Hepatitis C; thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA)

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; PROTEINURIA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEINURIA;

EID: 7444227474     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2004.05.047     Document Type: Article

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